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Monday April 27, 1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 65
Weather
Hazy sunshine with a few morning clouds. Temperatures in the 90s. The heat wave will continue throughout the week. Look for cooler temperatures in the high 50s in the evenings.
A guide to LA’s concert venues
Here's a list of L.A.'s hottest summer concert venues, rated on all the important stuff like parking costs, concessions and restroom capacity. Don't leave home without it.
Diversions, page 11
A look at USC’s athletic director
In the eight years since Mike McGee took over the reigns at Heritage Hall, Trojan athletics has seen some significant changes. Today, a look at the man responsible for all this.
Sports, page 28
Panama invasion, two years later
Manuel Noriega has been tried and convicted, and what is there to show for it besides a weak government in Panama and a long list of Yanqui doublespeak and deception?
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Reason editor speaks tonight
Virginia I. Postrel, editor of Reason magazine, will address USC on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Taper Hall 202. Her speech will discuss the political rift emerging in America between advocates of particular economic policies. The event is sponsored by Trojan Libertarians.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
‘Anonymous leader’ writes to applicants
By W. Guy Finley
Staff Writer
More than 400 letters from an "anonymous black leader" were sent to incoming black freshmen asking them to reconsider their decision to come to USC, an anonymous source said.
The author of the letter cited changes in the Department for Black Students and reduction of resources as factors that would affect the black student community and as reasons for going elsewhere.
So far, two applicants have contacted the admissions office, and one has told his high school counselor that he is no longer interested in coming to the university, said Nicole Wilson, outgoing president of the Black Student Union and newly-appointed director of the Black Student Assembly.
"No one who is the leader of any of the recognized black student organizations wrote that letter," Wilson said.
"The fact of the matter is, for black students on campus, their highest concern is
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higher recruitment of black students. Anyone who wrote that letter is not speaking for we black students, they're speaking for themselves," she said.
Dr. James Dennis, vice-president of Student Affairs, who was mentioned in the letter, said that he feels the letter is politically motivated.
than 400 letters to black prospective students.
"It's just sad that someone would want to disrupt the admissions process in this way ... it's a pretty weak statement, we don't respect anonymous letters," Dennis said.
Dennis said he learned of the letter late Friday afternoon and hasn't heard of the two applicants that Wilson said came to the
(See Statement, page 7)
Edward Slegai / Dally Tro|an
Watch out!
Tricycles revved down the Row on Friday during the annual Phi Psi 500 to benefit the Foundation for the Junior Blind. The Delta Delta Delta sorority won the event.
Letter attacks theater school
USC program fails NAST standards
By Melissa Heng
Staff Writer
President Steven Sample has received a highly critical letter from a former university associate professor of drama that accuses the School of Theatre of not meeting standards set by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST).
University drama students have also complained of problems within the department and miscommunication between faculty.
Richard France's letter alludes to a 1990 accreditation report by the NAST which found certain aspects of the theater school lacking.
France has since received a reply from Sample that the allegations are being investigated.
George Abdo, executive assistant to the president, and Sylvia Manning, executive vice-provost, would not comment on France's letter.
School of Theatre Dean Richard Toscan, who will step down at the end of the semester, would only say that the letter is "Richard France being Richard France."
One of France's allegations accuses the school of having a weak curriculum. A report by an NAST evaluation team, which visited the school in March 1990, found similar faults. USC is not on the NAST's list of accredited schools of theater.
"Well, for years we were never accredited," Toscan said Friday. "About three years ago, I recommended to the faculty that we go through it, mostly because the NAST wanted to have us as a member school.
“So we went through the whole thing, and they did a rather positive report of what we're all about, and they made some suggestions that the faculty have been implementing over the past two or three years," he said.
The NAST report the Daily Trojan received said the School of Theatre Bachelor of Arts program “does not meet NAST standards, either in the spirit of the NAST general standards and guidelines for the Liberal Arts degrees in theater nor in the specific percentages recommended for general education, (See Theater, page 2)
Students collect items for blast victims
By Andrew Staubly
Staff Writer
The Latino Floor at Fluor Tower announced plans to launch an effort to provide relief for the victims of the tragic sewer explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Many of the residents of the Latino floor have friends or relatives in Guadalajara and they felt it would be a good idea to help the Red Cross in its relief efforts, said Joseph Lianoz, the Latino floor Resident Advisor.
"Nobody has been able to contact anyone
yet because of the poor communication services in Mexico," Lianoz said.
The Red Cross called Lianoz' mother because he had donated blood in the past and they wished to know if he would like to donate blood again, he said.
The Red Cross then called Lianoz at the university and he offered to collect money, blankets, bottled water, and clothing on campus, to help the relief efforts in Guadalajara.
The Latino floor plans to set up drop boxes
in the lobby of Fluor Tower and anyone who wishes to donate items can bring them there, Lianoz said.
He also said the Latino Business Student Association announced the drive at their banquet Friday.
Any groups that wish to help should either call Lianoz at 745-1785 or deposit needed items in the drop boxes, Lianoz said.
The tragedy in Guadalajara was triggered when a highly volatile liquid, called hexane,
(See Relief, page 9)

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Monday April 27, 1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 65
Weather
Hazy sunshine with a few morning clouds. Temperatures in the 90s. The heat wave will continue throughout the week. Look for cooler temperatures in the high 50s in the evenings.
A guide to LA’s concert venues
Here's a list of L.A.'s hottest summer concert venues, rated on all the important stuff like parking costs, concessions and restroom capacity. Don't leave home without it.
Diversions, page 11
A look at USC’s athletic director
In the eight years since Mike McGee took over the reigns at Heritage Hall, Trojan athletics has seen some significant changes. Today, a look at the man responsible for all this.
Sports, page 28
Panama invasion, two years later
Manuel Noriega has been tried and convicted, and what is there to show for it besides a weak government in Panama and a long list of Yanqui doublespeak and deception?
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Reason editor speaks tonight
Virginia I. Postrel, editor of Reason magazine, will address USC on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Taper Hall 202. Her speech will discuss the political rift emerging in America between advocates of particular economic policies. The event is sponsored by Trojan Libertarians.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
‘Anonymous leader’ writes to applicants
By W. Guy Finley
Staff Writer
More than 400 letters from an "anonymous black leader" were sent to incoming black freshmen asking them to reconsider their decision to come to USC, an anonymous source said.
The author of the letter cited changes in the Department for Black Students and reduction of resources as factors that would affect the black student community and as reasons for going elsewhere.
So far, two applicants have contacted the admissions office, and one has told his high school counselor that he is no longer interested in coming to the university, said Nicole Wilson, outgoing president of the Black Student Union and newly-appointed director of the Black Student Assembly.
"No one who is the leader of any of the recognized black student organizations wrote that letter," Wilson said.
"The fact of the matter is, for black students on campus, their highest concern is
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